So the holiday has come and gone, and so the “Angels will match anything that goes into the thermometer until it reaches $22,500” has come and gone, too.
$2,500 of Angel match money has been added added to the thermometer, and a bit more is on the way.
But we still have a ways to go to hit our $30,000 goal!
Remember, we have an external match, and with this double-angel match, your donation will be 6x until we hit $750 dollars in small donations â up to $25 per person.
WaterGirl
I will have a post up tomorrow about Jon Tester’s opponent, who has gotten himself into his very own “macaca” situation in Montana.
If I were writing the headline for an article, it might be something along the lines of Racist Pig & Carpetbagger Poser Shows His True Colors, Yucking It Up with His Big Donors, Laughing at Those “Stupid” Indians.
Caught on tape, of course.
Let’s hope this goes the way of the race in Virginia all those years ago.
Chet Murthy
@WaterGirl: I think you meant “macaca” ? [re: George Allen?]
caphilldcne
Donated! Â Thanks for doing all this!!
WaterGirl
@Chet Murthy: Yes! Â Autocorrect strikes again.
Yes, macaca and George Allen. Â We got a Democratic senator out of the deal, as I recall.
WaterGirl
@caphilldcne: That’s 6x donation #1 out of 25 to take us to $750.
Thank you!
Geminid
@WaterGirl: I wonder if you mean “Macaca.” That’s the slur George Allen called the Indian-American videographer who was filming an Allen rally on behalf of Jim Webb’s campaign in 2006.
Allen later said that he made the word up, but the epithet was commonly used by French residents of Algeria to disparage native Algerians. Allen’s mom was French Algerian so he probably picked “Macaca” up from her but did not want to throw her under the bus. The damage was already done anyway, and Allen lost by ~10,000 votes.
WaterGirl
@Chet Murthy: Democrats are planning to stick this to Tester’s opponent with glue, scotch tape, bubblegum, honey, stickie notes and everything else they can get their hands on.
WaterGirl
@Geminid: When I type “macaca” autocorrect changes it to an R every time. Â Now that I know that, i can manually correct the autocorrect!
Geminid
@WaterGirl: I often use that same excuse!
Maxim
Put in my $25. Thanks!
WaterGirl
The quilt raffle is coming along. Â I think we’re at $4,300 or so â I was hoping for $5,000 for the quilt raffle, and we still have several more days until Sunday.
Karen H
Iâm in for $25.00
WaterGirl
@Geminid: I am giving you the side-eye!
WaterGirl
@Maxim:
Thatâs 6x donation #2 out of 25 to take us to $750.
@Karen H:
Thatâs 6x donation #3 out of 25 to take us to $750.
Wolvesvalley
Here’s $50.
rodwell
Donated $25. Watergirl, thanks for doing this and the other things. It allows me to help with the effort to defeat Trump and the rest.
WaterGirl
@Wolvesvalley:
Thatâs 6x donation #6 out of 25 to take us to $750.
@rodwell:
Thatâs 6x donation #7 out of 25 to take us to $750
thank you!
VFX Lurker
In for $25. Thank you again for doing this.
WaterGirl
@VFX Lurker:
Thatâs 6x donation #8 out of 25 to take us to $750.
I thought we would blow through this so fast! Â But we are not. Â Surprised.
David Fud
In for $100, I know only part is matched.
WaterGirl
@David Fud:
Thatâs 6x donation #9 out of 25 to take us to $750.
Thank you!
Erin in Flagstaff
I donated $25.
WaterGirl
@Erin in Flagstaff:
Thatâs 6x donation #10 out of 25 to take us to $750.
Thank you!
Pika
Donated 25
Uncle Cosmo
Dropped in another $25 just now for the 6x match, to add to the $50 contributed under the 4x match a coupla days ago. We need to keep Jon Tester in the Senate. (ETA: And it sounds like our Four Directions friends have extra added incentive to help get him across the line.)â
WaterGirl
@Pika:
Thatâs 6x donation #11 out of 25 to take us to $750.
thank you!
WaterGirl
@Uncle Cosmo:
Yes, we do!
Thatâs 6x donation #12 out of 25 to take us to $750.
Pika
@WaterGirl: THANK YOU!!!
WaterGirl
Okay, we’re at #14 and holding. Â 11 more to go.
CarolM
I just put in my $25, thank you!
Another Scott
(Don’t we need 30 x $25 to reach $750??)
+$25!
Thanks everyone.
Forward!!
Cheers,
Scott.
WaterGirl
@CarolM: Â Yes!
Thatâs 6x donation #15 out of
25Â 30 to take us to $750.1/2 of the way there.
thank you
WaterGirl
@Another Scott: well, fuck, I knew that! Â Why have I been typing 25???
sigh.
Gloria DryGarden
All struck out on this page too. Hmm.
silvery
I added another $25
Jimbales
I put in $25 last night, if thereâs some match that can be applied, wonderful! If not, itâs still money well spent!
Jim
The Very Reverend Crimson Fire of Compassion
Just chipped in $25.00.
Madeleine
I added another $50.
Nolo Conosco
@WaterGirl: ddropped in $25. Hope match is still open.
SomeRandomGuy
I think you have an unclosed strikethrough tag – starting with this post, everything on the front page is
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FWIW, I did put in $25 yesterday or perhaps even earlier but could not find a thread to post that in. It seems like it should have gotten matched anyway, so I didn’t worry much about it.
Today I am driving through Montana on our way to Glacier from Yellowstone. Many signs on large ranches along the Yellowstone for Testers opponent whose name begins with an ‘S’ but is otherwise unmemorable. The going slogan seems to be “protect our children” which is both diabolical and projection. Testers signs, though less numerous until one gets closer to Missoula where we are for the night have more substance about Vets, Choice and Workers.
I hope to run into a Tester campaign office in town tomorrow so I can Kick in some in person money over and above the monthly donations I make via Act Blue. This is a must win race and Tester is both a good enough politician to win it and a decent enough guy that I really hope he does.
Also, no trout I have caught in the last week have been anything but Tester supporters. But they can’t vote or donate, so the rest of us have to.